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Paragraph 50 of the agreement says: “Behavioural effects that impact tax revenues can be taken into account where, in exceptional circumstances, they are demonstrated to be material”.
I know that the issue has a resonance not only in the Parliament, but across Scotland. The provisions in section 7 lay down the base rules to get further information about the proprietor.
However, cross-border purchasing is an issue that needs to be taken into account. If people perceive value, they will seek it out, and they do not have to be misusers of alcohol to do that; they could be moderate consumers.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
17 March 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive by how much each local authority increased its borrowing debt, including Housing Revenue Account debt, in each of the last 10 years.
Can you explain why the Crown Office is looking at the possibility of what it describes as some less serious drink-driving cases being heard in lay magistrates’ courts. Does that send a mixed message?
It is also appropriate for me to record my thanks to the Scotland Office and to David Mundell in particular for their assistance and co-operation in ensuring that we are working to an ambitious timetable that is designed to ensure that the transfer of power takes effect and the subsequent order that the Scottish Government requires to lay can take effect in...
We will agree to make a submission to the European Scrutiny Committee’s inquiry into the European Union Bill on the basis that we will draw its attention to the implications that the bill might have for devolved matters and request that the issue be taken into account in consideration of the bill. The submission will be agreed by correspondence because, as ...